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Pranav Soorma wins Asian Para Games discus gold with record throw
India’s Pranav Soorma won men’s discus gold at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Tuesday.
His 11.66-metre throw set an Asian record, surpassing his previous mark of 11.43 metres.
Compatriot Ram Ratan Singh took silver with a best throw of 10.35 metres.
The event combined athletes from three sport classes, so medals were decided by Raza points, which adjust performances for classification rather than comparing distances alone.
Iran’s Alireza Hemami threw farther, at 20.20 metres, but finished with bronze because his result earned fewer points.
Soorma, who has quadriplegia after a spinal cord injury at age 16, earned India’s sixth gold medal at these Games.
Pranav Soorma won gold in the men’s F51/52/53 discus throw at the 2026 Asian Para Games.
His 11.66-metre throw set an Asian record and gave him the highest Raza points.
India’s Ram Ratan Singh finished second, completing a one-two result for the country.
Iran’s Alireza Hemami won bronze despite recording the longest raw distance, 20.20 metres.
The combined-class event standings were decided by Raza points, which account for athletes’ sport classes.
- Who
- India’s Pranav Soorma won gold; compatriot Ram Ratan Singh took silver and Iran’s Alireza Hemami won bronze.
- What
- Soorma won the men’s F51/52/53 discus throw.
- When
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
- Where
- The Asian Para Games in Nagoya, also identified as Aichi-Nagoya.
- Why
- The combined-class standings were determined by Raza points, and Soorma recorded the highest total.
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A spinal cord injury at age 16 left Soorma with quadriplegia.
Soorma set his previous record of 11.43 metres in Paris.
Soorma threw 11.66 metres to win gold at the Asian Para Games.
- Winning throw
- 11.66 metres
- Raza points
- Soorma 932; Ram Ratan Singh 809; Hemami 749
- Silver-medal throw
- Ram Ratan Singh: 10.35 metres
- Bronze-medal throw
- Alireza Hemami: 20.20 metres
- Previous record
- 11.43 metres, set in Paris in 2023
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